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Prime Dividend Corp. Monthly Dividend Declaration for Class A & Preferred Share

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prime Dividend Corp. (The “Company”) declares its monthly distribution of $0.05125 for each Class A share and $0.04167 for each Preferred share. Distributions are payable December 10, 2018 to shareholders on record as at November 30, 2018.

Under the distribution policy announced on July 17, 2014, the monthly dividend payable on the Class A shares is determined by applying a 10.00% annualized rate on the volume weighted average market price (VWAP) of the Class A shares over the last 5 trading days of the preceding month. As a result, Class A shareholders of record on November 30, 2018 will receive a dividend of $0.05125 per share based on the VWAP of $6.15 payable on December 10, 2018. The yield will remain stable at 10.00% (based on the VWAP) under this distribution policy.

Preferred shareholders continue to receive prime plus 0.75% with a minimum rate of 5.00%.

Since inception Class A shareholders have received a total of $10.44 per share and Preferred shareholders have received a total of $6.93 per share inclusive of this distribution, for a combined total of $17.37.

The Company invests in a portfolio of high yielding Canadian Companies as follows:

Banks Investment Management Life Insurance Utilities & Other
Bank of Montreal AGF Management Ltd. Great-West Lifeco Inc. BCE Inc.
Bank of Nova Scotia CI Financial Corp. Manulife Financial Corporation TransAlta Corp
CIBC IGM Financial Inc. Sun Life Financial Inc. TransCanada Corp 
National Bank of Canada     Power Financial Corp.
Royal Bank of Canada      TMX Group Inc.
Toronto-Dominion Bank      

   
Distribution Details  
   
Class A Share (PDV) $0.05125
Preferred Share (PDV.PR.A) $0.04167
Ex-Dividend Date: November 29, 2018
Record Date: November 30, 2018
Payable Date: December 10, 2018
   

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